How I cracked the SC questions (Verbal 44 / GMAT 760)

Hi

I followed a very simple strategy for cracking the sentence correction questions.

Step #1 Diligently study the Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction Guide

I first studies all the chapters until the start of the section on Idioms. This included
- Taking notes for each chapter
- Solving all the questions at the end of the chapter - with notes for why I got questions wrong

Step #2 Make post-it notes for most common rules / idioms - stick to your study desk wall

As you study through the Manhattan SC guide - you would find 'tips' on each page highlighted in a box - I wrote the most important ones down on post it notes - and pasted it on my study desk wall. This helped me internalize the concepts

Step#3 Start solving the OG questions

Only after I finished the Sentence Correction guide, did I start with the questions on OG. I took sets of 15 questions at one go (timed myself for 30 minutes) - and then reviewed ALL the questions - the ones that I got right to evaluate whether my reasoning was correct, and what other clues I could have used; the ones I got wrong to evaluate where my understanding was at fault.
Note that since I had completed the SC guide first, I had an idea of all the rules while attempting questions - and was able to solve / understand the solution for a SC problem using multiple techniques. It also helped reinforce what I had studied through on the SC guide

Step#4 Attempt the Verbal OG questions

This is totally worth it - do buy the Verbal OG if you can. I used the same technique of taking 15 questions in a batch timeboxed into 30 minutes - and diligently reviewed each of my questions

Step #5 Retake the OG and Verbal OG questions

This might sound silly - but I retook all the questions one more time - this time focusing on answer questions as quickly as I could, while at the same time, diligently reviewing all my answers. This really helped me internalize all the concepts, and gain tremendous confidence in my ability to solve SC questions

Advantages of the approach
- Significantly improved my accuracy on SC
- I did need to take any additional content to prepare for SC
- I was able to reduce the time required on SC questions to 45-60 seconds (for the easy ones at least) - hence was able to devote more time on RC section, and improve my accuracy

I got a 44 on verbal, and a score of 760 overall - and I was down with flu on the day of the exam - so the method works like a charm

Hope this helps those trying to master SC - cheers!